LUBA MASK 13, DRC

Of the several different mask types used by the Luba, this type of bowl-shaped
mask elaborated with parallel grooves was worn with a raffia costume and
danced in male/female couples representing spirits, kijwebe, which
connect this world with the spirit world. Used to mark important periods
of social transition and transformation, they appeared at the death of a
chief or other eminent person.